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susan candiotti is still with us. susan, parents who have rushed to that school, especially those parents who are getting the awful news about their kids, do you know where they are, how this is being handled? >> reporter: well, i know that when the children were first led from the school, and this was after police said they had searched every crack and crevice, they said, of the school, to make sure that it was safe to evacuate the children, they were led, some of them in lines and maybe you've seen pictures or videotape of this, with the small children, we're talking about kindergarten to fourth grade, placing one child on the shoulders in front of them and being led to a nearby firehouse which is used as a staging area where they had adults who had already begun to try to comfort these children, and use that space as some place for parents to go to be reconnected, reunited with their children. we know that some of the parents told us they found out about this, the news media, but others quickly got information via
susan candiotti is still with us. susan, parents who have rushed to that school, especially those parents who are getting the awful news about their kids, do you know where they are, how this is being handled? >> reporter: well, i know that when the children were first led from the school, and this was after police said they had searched every crack and crevice, they said, of the school, to make sure that it was safe to evacuate the children, they were led, some of them in lines and maybe...
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i want to bring in susan candiotti. susan has been reporting it could be as many as 20 people who have been killed in this school shooting. of them 10 and we're talking about little children, k through fourth grade who were marched out of that school. susan, what do we know? what do we expect to learn noin the moments ahead from this news conference? >> reporter: we hope to get more details about how this happened, if they have a precise number about how many are dead, as you said. we have our source with knowledge of the investigation saying there are at least 20 dead or close to 20 dead, and at least 10 of them being children in this grade school as you mentioned grades kindergarten through the fourth grade. we know they found at least two guns with the shooter, according to another source with knowledge of the investigation. two weapons. we don't know how the shooter died, whether he took his own life or whether someone else killed him. as soon as it was safe, as you heard, for children to leave the school, the child
i want to bring in susan candiotti. susan has been reporting it could be as many as 20 people who have been killed in this school shooting. of them 10 and we're talking about little children, k through fourth grade who were marched out of that school. susan, what do we know? what do we expect to learn noin the moments ahead from this news conference? >> reporter: we hope to get more details about how this happened, if they have a precise number about how many are dead, as you said. we...
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here now is susan candiotti. >> susan, good morning. investigators have had this man on the radar for some time and now he's being callinged a possible suspect in the benghazi attack. mohammed abu ahmed was arrested a couple of weeks ago and remains in custody while the investigation goes on. u.s. authorities believe he may have been involved in the september 11th terrorist hit that killed chris stevens and three other americans according to a u.s. official. the fbi which is conducting the investigation hasn't had access to abu ahmed. he's known as a radical jihadist, 45 years old, master's degree in shari'a lie. he's known to be working with another group. officials say he has denied any connection to the attack on the u.s. consulate or being affiliated with al qaeda. he's also believed to be connected to a heavily armed terror cell that was raided in october when five people were arrested. sources say they're looking at several people in the attack. the fbi has been covering a lot of territory, but they're still facing roadblocks we d
here now is susan candiotti. >> susan, good morning. investigators have had this man on the radar for some time and now he's being callinged a possible suspect in the benghazi attack. mohammed abu ahmed was arrested a couple of weeks ago and remains in custody while the investigation goes on. u.s. authorities believe he may have been involved in the september 11th terrorist hit that killed chris stevens and three other americans according to a u.s. official. the fbi which is conducting...
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our susan candiotti has been following the developments today. three different weapons found in different places, very, very dangerous weapons. >> that's right. two of the weapons were found on the shooter himself n the classroom where he was found dead. one of them is a glock and the other is a cigging sauer. both handguns. a third weapon was found in a car in a vehicle, may have been his outside of the school. >> is that the vehicle that had been parked erratically and roped off with the crime tape? >> exactly. they were paying a lot of attention, closely examining the car. the third is a semiautomatic known as a bushmaster .223. we understand all of the weapons belonged to his mother. his mother was a schoolteacher at the school. they were registered in the state of connecticut, as well. trying to piece this all together, why did she have those guns? how did he get them? >> just one area i know will be a huge topic of conversation for days and months to come. another big question for so many the names of these children. there are 20 children w
our susan candiotti has been following the developments today. three different weapons found in different places, very, very dangerous weapons. >> that's right. two of the weapons were found on the shooter himself n the classroom where he was found dead. one of them is a glock and the other is a cigging sauer. both handguns. a third weapon was found in a car in a vehicle, may have been his outside of the school. >> is that the vehicle that had been parked erratically and roped off...
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our national correspondent, susan candiotti is live for us. you have been working your sources. what do we know about this terror suspect and the group he leads? >> well, let's talk about him. the investigators have had this man on the radar for some time. and now he is being called a possible suspect in the benghazi attacks. muhammad ahmad was arrested, in custody while the investigation goes on. u.s. authorities believe he been involved in the september terror hit that killed ambassador chris stevens and three other americans, according to the u.s. official. now, they have not been able to talk with him yet, the official would not comment. he is known there as a radical jihadist, forty-five years old, a master's degree in law. and the driving force behind a new terror group seeking to align itself with al-qaeda, according to our sources. now an egyptian official says that abu ahmad has denied any connection to the u.s. consulate attack, or al-qaeda. he is believed to be linked to a terror cell that was linked to a situation in egypt when five were arrested. >> is the fbi makin
our national correspondent, susan candiotti is live for us. you have been working your sources. what do we know about this terror suspect and the group he leads? >> well, let's talk about him. the investigators have had this man on the radar for some time. and now he is being called a possible suspect in the benghazi attacks. muhammad ahmad was arrested, in custody while the investigation goes on. u.s. authorities believe he been involved in the september terror hit that killed ambassador...
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we have mary snow there and susan candiotti. we have other reporters and producers watching what's going on in newtown, connecticut. also we saw adam reece on the scene in hoboken, new jersey, a connection between a residential area and what unfolded at the small elementary school in newtown, connecticut. i want you to listen it a local nurse who ran to the scene soon after the shooting and described what she saw. >> i see you have been crying. >> yes. >> is it because of what you saw? >> no, they wouldn't let us in the building. all i can say is one of the cops said it was the worst thing he had seen in his entire career. it was when they told all these parent who is were waiting for their parents to come out, they thought they were still alive. there is 20 parents that were just told their children are dead. it was awful. >> awful indeed. ashleigh banfield is now on the scene for us in newtown, connecticut as well. i know you got there a little while ago, but give our viewers a sense of what you are seeing and hearing. >> i'm
we have mary snow there and susan candiotti. we have other reporters and producers watching what's going on in newtown, connecticut. also we saw adam reece on the scene in hoboken, new jersey, a connection between a residential area and what unfolded at the small elementary school in newtown, connecticut. i want you to listen it a local nurse who ran to the scene soon after the shooting and described what she saw. >> i see you have been crying. >> yes. >> is it because of what...
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susan candiotti following this today. three different weapons found in different places, very dangerous weapons. >> two weapons found on the shooters himself, in the classroom, where he was found dead. one of them is a glock, and the other is a sig sauer, both handguns, a third weapon found in a car, a vehicle, may have been his, outside the school. >> is that the school been parked so erratically, roped off with the crime tape? >> exactly. closely examining that car. the third weapon a semi automatic known as a bushmaster .223. all of the weapons belonged to his mother. a mother, school teacher at the school and they were registered in the state of connecticut as well. trying to piece all of this together, why did they have those guns. how did he get them? >> just one area i know will be a huge topic of conversation for days and months to come. another big question for so many. the names of these children. there are 20 children who died. six adults who died in the school. nancy, the mother who died in her residence. when
susan candiotti following this today. three different weapons found in different places, very dangerous weapons. >> two weapons found on the shooters himself, in the classroom, where he was found dead. one of them is a glock, and the other is a sig sauer, both handguns, a third weapon found in a car, a vehicle, may have been his, outside the school. >> is that the school been parked so erratically, roped off with the crime tape? >> exactly. closely examining that car. the...
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>> reporter: well, our own susan candiotti has been reporting that those handguns were legally purchased and they were purchased and registered to lanza's mother nancy, and that's what we know about those guns. >> it's a strict gun laws in connecticut. they have to be registered. they've got a gun registry in the state, which is why the authorities, i think, were able to trace that back so quickly to being guns sold to his mother. thank you. mary snow is outside the location where nancy lanza lived with her son adam lanza. over the next days and weeks we're going to hear a lot about the gunman and theorys and explanations about how something this horrible could've happened. until then, now is the time to remember the victims and the survivors of the day that stole the innocence from hundreds and hundreds of people. >> this is a very, very tragic, tragic scene for everybody. certainly our hearts are broken for the families here. >> well, you know, about 9:30, 9:40, we heard noises, and the announcement system was still n on, so it didn't go off so you could hear what sounded like pops, gu
>> reporter: well, our own susan candiotti has been reporting that those handguns were legally purchased and they were purchased and registered to lanza's mother nancy, and that's what we know about those guns. >> it's a strict gun laws in connecticut. they have to be registered. they've got a gun registry in the state, which is why the authorities, i think, were able to trace that back so quickly to being guns sold to his mother. thank you. mary snow is outside the location where...
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brian todd, cnn, washington. >>> susan candiotti has joined me in connecticut, newtown. susan, you've been investigating what happened, you're getting new information. update our viewers. >> all right. first thing that is new, we want to talk about, are the three guns that we've already been identifying. the glock, the sig sauer, and the bushmaster, that up until now we have reported that that semiautomatic bushmaster was found in the mother's car belonged -- that the shooter was using parked outside the school. new information is that all three of those guns were inside, next to the shooter in the classroom. it is unclear whether there was another weapon found at the crime scene somewhere else. >> in addition to those three? >> that's correct. however, we do have this new information. authorities are tracing three more guns that the shooter may have had access to. we're doing a full trace on all of these guns. the three additional guns are described by law enforcement sources as single-action rifles of various calibers. so they are conducting, we have the makes and mode
brian todd, cnn, washington. >>> susan candiotti has joined me in connecticut, newtown. susan, you've been investigating what happened, you're getting new information. update our viewers. >> all right. first thing that is new, we want to talk about, are the three guns that we've already been identifying. the glock, the sig sauer, and the bushmaster, that up until now we have reported that that semiautomatic bushmaster was found in the mother's car belonged -- that the shooter was...
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susan candiotti doing a terrific job. i want to take you to jason carroll, my colleague, not far away from us in newtown, connecticut, in front of saint rose of lima church. set the scene for me. >> it's a very somber scene and so many people here tried to come out for this vigil. you can see behind me there wasn't enough room for everyone inside the church. hundreds packed inside, hundreds more outside the church. right now, we're told governor malloy is speaking inside the church. a little earlier today, ashleigh, i had the opportunity to speak with the deacon here. like so many people in this community, he knew some of the victims. some of the children that lost their lives. those were the same children that he used to stare at and see in the church every sunday. some of these children had their first communion here. he knew the school faculty, service faculty came to this church as well. during a very emotional moment, i want you to listen to part of the conversation that we had a little earlier about how all of this
susan candiotti doing a terrific job. i want to take you to jason carroll, my colleague, not far away from us in newtown, connecticut, in front of saint rose of lima church. set the scene for me. >> it's a very somber scene and so many people here tried to come out for this vigil. you can see behind me there wasn't enough room for everyone inside the church. hundreds packed inside, hundreds more outside the church. right now, we're told governor malloy is speaking inside the church. a...
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and one of the pieces of the information and the profile of him, susan candiotti was reporting that a law enforcement official said that a family member told investigators that he had a form of autism. a former classmate described him as a student who was very bright, but also very remote. take a listen to what one of his former classmates had to say last night. >> he was really quiet. he kept to himself. i mean, he was a little fidgety, a little uneasy sometimes if you were to look at him. i think he was just socially not really into going out there to make as many friends as everyone was really doing in elementary school and middle school. he was just, he preferred to stay to himself. >> reporter: of course, that was a former classmate from many years ago. one of the neighbors i spoke to yesterday would only describe him as being someone that she thought was troubled. and other residents had described him as being a differe different, different and one description as a little off. >> we know he lived with his mother here in newtown. what about the weapons that were used in this shoo
and one of the pieces of the information and the profile of him, susan candiotti was reporting that a law enforcement official said that a family member told investigators that he had a form of autism. a former classmate described him as a student who was very bright, but also very remote. take a listen to what one of his former classmates had to say last night. >> he was really quiet. he kept to himself. i mean, he was a little fidgety, a little uneasy sometimes if you were to look at...
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. >> susan candiotti in new york, thank you for that. >>> we should get more information about the benghazi attack when secretary of state hillary clinton testifies at an open congressional hearing. her testimony will follow the release of a report by the state department's accountability review board. they have been under fire for their handling of the terror attack on the u.s. consulate in lib libya. >>> in egypt, president mohamed morsi is pushing forward with talks he hopes will end the political crisis in the country, but the opposition is calling for a boycott of the meeting. at least six people are dead after protests turned de eed vi after the last few days. they're protesting against the president and the new constitution. they say he's giving himself too much power, but morsi said the powers are only tempry and will become void when the new constitution is adopted. >> a hospital that employed a nurse who was fooled by a hoax. the nurse apparently killed herself friday after divulging confident information about prince william's wife to deejays from an australian radio station. in
. >> susan candiotti in new york, thank you for that. >>> we should get more information about the benghazi attack when secretary of state hillary clinton testifies at an open congressional hearing. her testimony will follow the release of a report by the state department's accountability review board. they have been under fire for their handling of the terror attack on the u.s. consulate in lib libya. >>> in egypt, president mohamed morsi is pushing forward with talks...
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susan candiotti is handling coverage of the investigation. what's the latest from law enforcement? >> we are trying to get down to more about the shooter. adam lanza was 20 years old and we know according to the sources here's armed with three guns and wearing black battle fatigues and a military vest. where did he get the three guns and what kind were they? they were three hand guns, a glock and a sig sauer and a bush master. this is a semi automatic gun and we have photographs of the type of weapon it is. we understand from our sources that these guns were all registered and belonged to his mother. his mother who was also killed. the mother's body was found in the house, a family home here in this area. we don't know much more about adam lanza. we know that his brother ryan was a bit older at 24 years old. he was taken in to custody for questioning. he is not called a suspect, but he was in hoboken, new jersey when they brought him in for questioning. that's where he lives. they wanted to try to find out what if anything he knew and what he could tell them about his brother. what
susan candiotti is handling coverage of the investigation. what's the latest from law enforcement? >> we are trying to get down to more about the shooter. adam lanza was 20 years old and we know according to the sources here's armed with three guns and wearing black battle fatigues and a military vest. where did he get the three guns and what kind were they? they were three hand guns, a glock and a sig sauer and a bush master. this is a semi automatic gun and we have photographs of the...
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cnn's susan candiotti has more from new york now. >> investigators have had this man on their radar for some time. and now he's being called a possible suspect in the benghazi attacks. mohamed jamaal abu ahmed was arrested by egyptian authorities a couple of weeks ago. and remains in custody while the investigation goes on. u.s. authorities believe he may have been involved in the september 11th terror hit that killed ambassador chris stevens and three other americans according to a u.s. official. the fbi which is conducting the investigation has not been able to talk to him yet. the official would not comment on what led them to him. abu ahmed is known as a radical jihadist, 45 years old, master degrees in sharia law. he's also believed to be the driving force behind a new terror group seeking to align itself with al qaeda according to our sources. and egyptian official says abu ahmed denied any connection to the attack on the u.s. consulate, or being affiliated with al qaeda. he's also believed to be connected to a heavily armed terror suspect that was rated in october in egypt. and f
cnn's susan candiotti has more from new york now. >> investigators have had this man on their radar for some time. and now he's being called a possible suspect in the benghazi attacks. mohamed jamaal abu ahmed was arrested by egyptian authorities a couple of weeks ago. and remains in custody while the investigation goes on. u.s. authorities believe he may have been involved in the september 11th terror hit that killed ambassador chris stevens and three other americans according to a u.s....